The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has won the presidential election in Abia and Nasarawa states.
The results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday showed that the LP polled a total of 327,095 voted, way ahead its closest rival, the Peoples Democratic Party, which polled 22,676 votes in Abia
The distribution of the presidential election results across the 17 LGAs of Abia State is as follows:
- ISIALANGWA NORTH
APC. 742
LP. 14336
PDP. 5964
- ISIKWUATO LGA
APC. 472
LP. 16,038
PDP .607 -
IKWUANO LGA
APC.407
LP. 14997
PDP. 1065 -
UKWA WEST LGA.
APC. 591
LP. 9557
PDP. 918 -
UKWA EAST LGA
APC. 264
LP. 5819
PDP. 1200 -
BENDE LGA
APC. 1545
LP. 18446
PDP. 973 -
UMUAHIA SOUTH LGA
APC 475
LP 25017
PDP 1156 -
ISIALANGWA SOUTH
APC. 772
LP. 14125
PDP. 2691 -
UGUNAGBO LGA
APC. 195
LP. 7066
PDP. 930 -
OBINGWA LGA
APC. 564
LP. 23687
PDP. 2747 -
UMUNNEOCHI LGA
APC. 608
LP. 11782
PDP. 320 -
Osisioma LGA
APC 158
LP 19,680
PDP 610 -
Aba North LGA
APC 190
LP 35,898
PDP 428 -
Umuahia North LGA
APC 795
LP 51,318
PDP 1529 -
Arochukwu LGA
APC 601
LP 14,287
PDP 526. -
Osisioma
APC 301
LP 11573
PDP 2754 -
Aba South LGA
APC 215
LP 36717
PDP 580
Also in Nasarawa State, Obi secured 191,361 votes in the contest with his closest challenger, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, who scored 172,922 votes while Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party scored 147,093 votes.
The presidential election results were collated and announced in Lafia on Monday by the Independent National Electoral Commission’s collation officer in Nasarawa State, Prof. Ishaya Tanko.
Tanko, who is the Vice Chancellor, University of Jos, Plateau State, added that the NNPP presidential candidate scored a total of 12,715 votes.
The Collation Officer narrated that the total registered voters in the state were 2,552,716 while the total valid votes were 540,566.
He added that the accredited voters in the state were 562,464 but the total votes cast were 556,937 while the rejected votes were 16,371.